Translation of "order" - English-German dictionary

order

noun /ˈoːdə/

› a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command

die Anordnung
He gave me my orders.

› an instruction to supply something

der Auftrag
We received several orders from Germany for spare parts.

› something supplied

die Bestellung
Your order is nearly ready.

› a tidy state

ordentlicher Zustand
The house is in (good) order.

› a system or method

die Ordnung
I must have order in my life.

› an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc

die Reihenfolge
The book are arranged on the shelf in alphabetical order
I’ve listed the items to discuss in order of importance.

› a peaceful condition

öffentliche Ordnung
law and order.

› a written instruction to pay money

die Order
a banker’s order.

› a group, class, rank or position

die Ordnung
This is a list of the various orders of plants
the social order.

› a religious society, especially of monks

der Orden
the Benedictine order.
orderly adjective

› well-behaved; quiet

ordentlich
an orderly queue of people.
orderliness noun

›

die Ordentlichkeit
order form noun

› a form on which a customer’s order is written

der Bestellschein
Please fill in the order form and send to the address below.
in order

› correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc

in Ordnung
It is quite in order to end the meeting now.

› in a good efficient state

in Ordnung
Everything is in order for the party.
in order (that)

› so that

damit
He checked all his figures again in order that the report might be as accurate as possible.
in order to

› for the purpose of

um zu
I went home in order to change my clothes.
made to order

› made when and how a customer wishes

auf Bestellung anfertigen
curtains made to order.
on order

› having been ordered but not yet supplied

bestellt
We don’t have any copies of this book at the moment, but it’s on order.
order about

› to keep on giving orders (to someone)

herumkommandieren
I’m tired of him ordering me about all the time.
out of order

› not working (properly)

außer Betrieb
The coffee machine is out of order.

› not correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc

unzulässig
He was out of order in saying that.
a tall order

› a difficult job or task

eine Zumutung
Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.

(Translation of “order” from the PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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